Druid Fairy

Chapter 39 The Theory of Spiritual Roots and the Five Elements
Pantao Town.

The training ground for testing spiritual roots is located in the center of town, and its exterior is an unremarkable blue stone gate.

In front of the stone gate, townspeople with ashen faces kowtowed and offered incense, fruits, and melons, which were respectfully placed at the base of the wall.

In the eyes of many obedient people, praying to a deity for mercy when sick can cure all diseases and is more effective than seeing a doctor.

Li Pingcan composed himself and stopped looking around.

Li Rongzhou knocked on the stone door, bowed his head and knelt to explain his purpose, and then the three-thousand-pound stone door was silently pushed open.

Li Pingcan then realized that the stone door had no bearings and was a complete stone wall that had to be pushed by manpower!
An unremarkable figure in gray robes appeared, dressed as a Taoist priest, sweeping withered leaves with a broom.

'This person is a martial arts master.'

Li Pingcan dared not underestimate him. He pushed open the stone door. Zhou Enxian could do the same, but he could not do it with such ease!
Cultivators are truly powerful; even martial arts masters have to sweep away the fallen leaves at their dojos and serve as their servants.

Li Rongzhou placed the three taels of silver used to test his inspiration into the offering box and whispered, "Can'er, go in. Don't make a fuss."

Li Pingcan could recite the process of testing spiritual roots by heart. He entered the quiet room alone and saw a rectangular room that was ten feet long. The four directions of the room were occupied by divine beasts, and the emperor and immortals were worshipped above. Strange patterns were carved on the ground, which seemed to be some kind of formation.

On the wooden table in the very center, a smooth, round jade stone, transparent and translucent, was placed on a bright yellow brocade cloth.

"This is the test piece for the jade."

According to my second brother, if you place your hand on the jade and the jade shines for more than ten breaths, it means you have the aptitude for spiritual roots.

This is simple; even a three-year-old can do it.

Li Pingcan took a deep breath and solemnly placed his hands on the jade. Suddenly, a breeze rose from the ground, stirring his robes and filling his surroundings with a refreshing scent.

This energy was so pure, it seemed to have been created by the heavens and earth, floating within the humming array.

This is probably spiritual energy!
However, because of his Druid status, Li Pingcan was acutely aware of changes in nature, but he was unable to touch this spiritual energy.

As the spiritual energy flowed in, the cool jade stone emitted a bluish light, its luster shining brightly and illuminating the entire quiet room.

"Does it have spiritual roots?"

His eyes shone brightly, and the jade turned a brownish luster, equally dazzling.

"Ok?"

Li Pingcan found it strange. Could it be that he was a cultivator with dual spiritual roots of water and earth?
Before I could think about it, the jade flashed twice, then its light gradually dimmed and returned to stillness.

"One, two, three, four, five, six..."

He silently counted his breaths, his face stiff, not having reached the ten breaths his second brother had mentioned.

Is this some kind of jade trick, flashing like a hoax?
But why did it fail?
The jade clearly reacted, but when the brothers touched it, there was no reaction whatsoever.

For a moment, the doubt was greater than the disappointment, and he couldn't figure it out at all!
As the spiritual energy gradually dissipated, Li Pingcan seemed to hear a faint sigh in the darkness.

Someone's there!?

A surge of alertness rose, yet within this room, there was nothing but herself, except…

He looked down at the jade test stone, a crazy thought flashing through his mind. He immediately knelt down and shouted, "Please tell me, Senior Jade Spirit, why I failed?"

"Senior, Senior Yu Ling! Please tell me!"

"Hey."

The sighs grew heavier, and words seemed to ripple through the air, but Li Pingcan couldn't hear them at all!

"Senior, I can't hear you!"

"I really can't hear you!"

This was probably the only opportunity for cultivation he could currently access! Li Pingcan was extremely anxious. Just then, the Awakening Talisman burned intensely, and he clearly heard an old voice.

"Both wood and earth are of superior quality, but if one of the five elements is lacking, the Great Dao is out of balance, and cultivation is impossible..."

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Li Pingcan walked out of the dojo and shook his head at Li Rongzhou, whose face was full of expectation.

"Alas! Perhaps my Li family is simply not destined for immortality!"

Li Rongzhou could not hide his disappointment, but he quickly composed himself. "Can'er, being a martial artist is not bad. With your talent, you may not be worse than your older brother in the future."

Li Pingcan hummed twice, but his mind was elsewhere.

He finally understood the true purpose of the Awakening Talisman: it was not to improve comprehension, but to enhance perception, instantly gathering the spiritual light of perception.

Otherwise, he would not have been able to break free from the "restriction" of the dojo and successfully hear the guidance of the jade spirit.

"According to the senior jade expert, my wood and earth elements are both top-grade, but I am lacking in the five elements and therefore cannot cultivate."

"In other words, people in this world who want to cultivate immortality must have all five elements present in order to truly develop spiritual roots!"

Before testing his spiritual root, Li Pingcan had many guesses about spiritual roots. Since most of the cultivation novels in his previous life regarded "single spiritual root" as the spiritual root of geniuses, he originally thought that this life would be the same.

I never expected that the test would require all five elements to be present; I was almost misled.

It makes sense when you think about it. Heaven and earth are a complete set of the five elements. Even the human body has the elements of metal (lungs), wood (liver), water (kidneys), fire (heart), earth (spleen). If any part of the body is out of balance, various lesions will appear, and the body will gradually weaken.

This demonstrates the importance of the balance of the five elements, making the cultivation of immortality more reasonable.

"So here's the question: how can I complete the other three attributes?"

It seems that only Druid skills can help!

The elemental skill of shaping earth represents the "earth" attribute, so completing the other three elements is not a dream or a mirage, but a complete delusion.

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Li Pingcan's failure to test his spiritual root caused a period of depression in the entire Li family, but no one blamed him. They only lamented the difficulty of cultivating immortality, saying it was as difficult as ascending to heaven!
Li Pingfu, Li Pingan, Qin Shi... all took turns comforting their younger brother and son, telling him not to take it to heart.

Li Pingcan waved his hand to indicate that he didn't care, but it was taken as bravado. Even the most lively child would fall into depression if he failed the spiritual root test.

The eldest brother deliberately practiced boxing and let Hai lose; the second brother read many inspirational stories; Yuanyuan picked flowers for him every day. The excessive care from his family, treating him like a fragile porcelain doll, left Li Pingcan both amused and exasperated.

Once I said I wouldn't interfere, I just let it be.

He was thinking day and night about how to obtain other water, fire, and metal attributes, immersing himself in streams, touching the earth, lighting fires, and playing with metal and stones under peach trees, hoping to trigger the passive effect of "Good Fortune" from "Nature's Gift".

A month has passed in the blink of an eye.

This day.

The panel information popped up after a long time!
You roam day and night in the world of elements, feeling the spirit of heaven and earth, and you have successfully comprehended [Elemental Collection]

[Elemental Collection: By drawing near to the elemental energy of heaven and earth, you can collect it and convert it into your own attribute affinity. There is no upper limit to the affinity of this skill.]

When Li Pingcan saw the handwriting clearly, he was filled with emotion.

"Success!"

"My spiritual roots have no upper limit from now on!"

"Cultivating immortality is inherently defying the heavens, so what if I defy the heavens a little?!"

(End of this chapter)